отговорка

Russian

Etymology

отговори́ть (otgovorítʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐdɡɐˈvorkə]

Noun

отгово́рка • (otgovórka) f inan (genitive отгово́рки, nominative plural отгово́рки, genitive plural отгово́рок)

1. excuse, pretext

   пуста́я отгово́рка ― pustája otgovórka ― lame excuse

   Звучи́т как очередна́я отгово́рка. ― Zvučít kak očerednája otgovórka. ― Sounds like just another excuse.

Declension

Declension of отгово́рка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	отгово́рка otgovórka	отгово́рки otgovórki
genitive	отгово́рки otgovórki	отгово́рок otgovórok
dative	отгово́рке otgovórke	отгово́ркам otgovórkam
accusative	отгово́рку otgovórku	отгово́рки otgovórki
instrumental	отгово́ркой, отгово́ркою otgovórkoj, otgovórkoju	отгово́рками otgovórkami
prepositional	отгово́рке otgovórke	отгово́рках otgovórkax

Related terms

• отгово́ры m (otgovóry)